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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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